diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/pipelines/components/pipelines_table_row.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/pipelines/components/pipelines_table_row.vue
index 2ba59051773..4cbd67e0372 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/pipelines/components/pipelines_table_row.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/pipelines/components/pipelines_table_row.vue
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
           v-if="pipeline.flags.cancelable"
           :endpoint="pipeline.cancel_path"
           css-class="js-pipelines-cancel-button btn-remove"
-          title="Cancel"
+          title="Stop"
           icon="close"
           :pipeline-id="pipeline.id"
           data-toggle="modal"
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/42946-update-pipeline-cancel-tooltip-to-stop.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/42946-update-pipeline-cancel-tooltip-to-stop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e566dd0abf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/42946-update-pipeline-cancel-tooltip-to-stop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Update tooltip on pipeline cancel to Stop (#42946)
+merge_request: 17444
+author:
+type: fixed